the meaning of #! in python separately

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I could add #! /usr/bin/python in the beginning of python script and add this script to PATH in order to run it as a command.

But could anyone explain to me what does '#' and '!' mean separately in python and what other language has this mechanism? Thanks

please read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_%28Unix%29 – kev Nov 16 '14 at 06:05 — kev, Nov 16 '14 at 06:05

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 16 '14 at 06:06

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This is the shebang line and the #! are magic numbers interpreted by the program loader on unix systems and used to start the script interpreter.

answered Nov 16 '14 at 06:06

Elliott Frisch

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 16 '14 at 06:09

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# followed by anything is a comment; so far as Python itself is concerned, that's it. Unix, on the other hand, will parse out the /usr/bin/python so that it knows how to run your code.

answered Nov 16 '14 at 06:09

Kevin

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the meaning of #! in python separately

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